Chinese State-owned newspaper says the country must expand its nuclear arsenal in response to Trump’s aggression
The Global Times made its comments after President Xi Jinping called for the elimination of atomic weapons
The paper is a subsidiary of the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily
In recent days, Chinese social media has carried pictures purporting to show an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile system deployed in the northeast
The Global Times said some media claimed the People’s Liberation Army leaked the photos as a warning to Trump
The comments were in marked contrast to Xi’s speech at the UN days earlier
By KELLY MCLAUGHLIN
DailyMail.com
24 January 2017
China must strengthen its nuclear arsenal to ‘force the US to respect it’ in response to the stance of new US President Donald Trump, a leading English-language Chinese newspaper said on Tuesday.
The comments in the Global Times, a popular subsidiary of the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, came just days after President Xi Jinping called for the eventual global elimination of atomic weapons.
In recent days, Chinese social media has carried pictures purporting to show an advanced intercontinental ballistic missile system deployed in the northeast.
The Dongfeng-41 is reportedly a nuclear road-mobile missile thought to have a payload of 10-12 warheads and a range of 8,700 miles (14,000 kilometres), according to the Global Times.
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